Happy Sunday, fellow Bible students! Typically, Sunday is reserved for devotionals or worship, but I am very excited to jump into 2 Thessalonians, so we're pushing away from the dock to set sail today! 2 Thessalonians is the second letter Paul wrote to the believers at Thessalonica, and it was written about a year after …
Continue reading Do You Feel Beaten Down? (2 Thessalonians 1:1-5)
In writing to brand new believers in Thessalonica, Paul is teaching them to be ready for the return of Jesus! He focuses on what they need to know about the rapture, and he assures them God has not destined them to wrath. He is now finishing up that letter to those dear believers, and he …
Continue reading In Light of Jesus’s Soon Return, How are We to Live? (1 Thessalonians 5:12-15)
Our journey continues! Welcome back. I hope you have a bookmark placed in 1 Thessalonians, as we are working our way through the two letters Paul wrote to the new believers in Thessalonica. Though all of Scripture has great value to us as Christians today, perhaps none have any greater relevance than 1&2 Thessalonians when …
Continue reading Called into His Kingdom and Glory (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12)
Fellow Bible students, we just began a journey through 1&2 Thessalonians, seeking God's instruction and encouragement as we navigate waters in which we have never been. Our nation is a mess. In many ways, the church is a mess. Even believers are a mess! But God's Word has much to say as we listen in …
Continue reading Becoming a Supercharged Body of Believers (1 Thessalonians 1:5-10)
Looking for the Blessed Hope 